With gloomy and depressing headlines hitting the news every day about international trouble spots and the tanking economy, what’s a forward-looking, optimistic baby namer, who wants to project a warm, welcoming, positive sense of the world to her innocent little newbie, to do?

Here are a few strategy suggestions.

1. PICK A NAME WITH AHAPPYMEANING. There are lots of choices that mean or connote happiness, hope, friendliness and good luck. These happy baby names include,